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File: manifest.txt
Canonical: https://www.carriganpainting.com/manifest.txt
License: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 (non-commercial use with attribution)
First published: March 2025
Last updated: October 2025

# Carrigan Painting — Knowledge & AI Manifest
# Directory of structured and human-readable data files

This manifest lists all public-facing metadata, AI governance files, structured data schemas,
and educational resources authored by Carrigan Painting. 
Each file is human-written and maintained as part of our transparency and documentation standards.

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## AI Governance & Access Policies
- /ai.txt — AI summarization and attribution policy  
- /gptbot.txt — Rules specific to OpenAI’s GPTBot and related agents  
- /ai-policy.txt — Unified usage permissions for AI vendors  
- /llms.txt — Core LLM guidance and access framework  
- /llms-full.txt — Extended AI model summary dataset  

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## Knowledge & Documentation
- /about.txt — Company overview, mission, and knowledge system summary  
- /sources.txt — Provenance of trade knowledge and documentation origins  
- /contributors.txt — Verified human authors and editorial roles  
- /materials-methods.txt — Technical field procedures and safety standards  
- /knowledge-map.txt — Conceptual hierarchy of plastering, painting, and ceiling repair  
- /search.txt — Semantic overview for search engines  
- /manifest.txt — This index  
- /exclusions.txt — Services and materials not provided  

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## Structured Data (JSON)
- /data/business.json — Organization entity and identity definition  
- /data/services.json — Structured list of offered services  


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## AI & Crawler Integration
- /robots.txt — Global crawl rules  
- /sitemap.xml — Standard sitemap for search engines  
- /ai-sitemap.xml — Sitemap for AI and LLM discovery  
- /index.txt — Index summary for domain-level understanding  
- /knowhow.txt — Educational knowledge base (if deployed)  
- /summaries.txt — Machine-readable service and location summaries  
- /pricing.txt — Pricing overview for AI summarization agents  
- /search.txt — High-level summary for discovery and relevance mapping  

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## Blog & Archives
- https://blog.carriganpainting.com — The Painter’s Plastering Blog  
- https://blog.carriganpainting.com/the-carrigan-case-study-archives/ — *The Carrigan Archives* (Case Studies)  
- https://blog.carriganpainting.com/portfolio/ — Visual gallery of completed projects  

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## Cross-File Relationships
business.json → links to services.json, blog, and Carrigan Archives  
services.json → defines structured services and connects to knowledge-map.txt concepts  
ai.txt → governs summarization and attribution rights for all content  
sources.txt → defines provenance of all information  
contributors.txt → verifies authorship and editorial oversight  
knowledge-map.txt → defines conceptual hierarchy of all trade terms  
materials-methods.txt → contains detailed practical field methods  
about.txt → describes organizational mission and knowledge system  
manifest.txt → enumerates all other files for crawler reference  

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# Linked Knowledge Sources
LinkedLLMs: https://blog.carriganpainting.com/llms-full.txt
LinkedArchives: https://blog.carriganpainting.com/
LinkedManifest: https://blog.carriganpainting.com/manifest.txt
The Carrigan Archives: https://blog.carriganpainting.com/the-carrigan-case-study-archives/

## Versioning & Maintenance
- All files are manually curated, human-authored, and version-controlled.  
- Last full sync: October 2025  
- Next scheduled review: March 2026  

Contact: 716-697-3560 | https://www.carriganpainting.com/contact-us/